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Kiki challenge with a difference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNeznL9G2yc&feature=share

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Cute baby elephant only one week old

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWzQVW_kPyI&feature=share

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Fact: How much weight can an elephant carry?

Science tells us that Elephants can carry up to 25% of their own body weight.

25% of an elephant that weighs 5000kg is 1250kg which is equivalent to about 16.5 people weighing 75kg each. Now that’s strong!

In terms of sheer tonnage, elephants may well be the strongest animals alive! Dr John Hutchinson of the Royal Veterinary College in London, UK attributes their strength to several specialisations. While many mammals' skeletons account for around 10% of their body weight, the figure is closer to 20% for elephants, meaning they have a more robust frame. Hutchinson also says that their straighter limbs enable them to resist the downward force of gravity better, and to hold their own bulk plus any load.

#EleFunFactFriday #FactsMatter #Elephantstay #animals #fact #FactFriday

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#elephant behaviour #elephant facts #elephants #animals

When greeting each other, elephants hold their heads high and touch family members with their trunks. 

This greeting ceremony is key to cementing bonds in an elephant family. The longer the separation and the closer the relationship between the individuals, the more intense the greeting is likely to be. #AWFfacts

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Happy TrunkUpTuesday! Check out Elephantstay if you want an up close and personal experience with elephants. https://www.facebook.com/443637015651875/posts/2254465364569022/

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Elephant in musth - can be unpredictable and crazy from testosterone overload

Photo by flowcomm

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Do elephants cry? No!

It is impossible for #elephants to cry emotional tears as they don't have tear ducts. They have what is known as vestigial tear glands.

Elephants have emotions but they cannot cry tears. That's just #fact!

This is how the #animalrights vegan movement operates. It's all about emotive deceit!

Elephants produce tears to lubricate the cornea and wash away any irritants that may be present. The more irritants there are, the more tears there are. Just like all land mammals including humans.

That is what is happening in this photo.

So the baby elephant crying with uncontrollable tears from the loss of his/her mother, and Raju the Indian elephant that cried when rescued by #WILDLIFESOS are false claims. These stories/claims are designed to tug on ones heart strings for you to feel emotion, spread the story, and donate.

#EleFunFactFriday #science #TruthNotLies #FactsMatter #MythBusters #FactFriday #Elephantstay

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Facts: Do elephants walk up to 50 miles every day?

A study by WWF reveals that they do not. When food and water is plentiful, #elephants travel less than half a kilometer a day.

Elephants only walk up to 50 miles per day looking for food and then return to their water source. It's not for the need for exercise ... or sightseeing. ;) It's purely driven by their bellies :)

Source: http://assets.wwf.org.uk/downloads/pygmyelephantreport.pdf

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Animal activism and Pets in Australia

Did you know that some well known Australian #animalrights groups are campaigning to ban you from owning your pet? That some animal activist groups are trying to convert your kids into becoming vegans? In order to create a bigger animal rights army by showing them emotive misleading torture footage and photos. Often with props that look so real it's disturbing. Kids are easy targets for this movement.

Did you know that some Australian animal groups want to stop you from using natural products like wool and leather in favour of synthetic products based on oil? That they want to ban you from eating your BBQ sausages, giving your kid a glass of milk and having eggs and bacon for breakfast?

Did you know that some of these groups have developed “cells” in many schools in Australia to bring school children into their campaigns without their parents’ knowledge or support?

You know about PETA and Animal Liberation, don’t you? These well funded minority groups DO NOT believe that you should own a pet us use an animal in any way.   It’s their published policy.

Some groups develop scare campaigns to get your money and support and get media coverage. They frighten you with scary pictures and grand claims. They try to make you believe that really bad things are happening to animals everywhere. For example, there are some groups that would make you think that puppy farms are everywhere!

What you might not know is that a swarm of tiny support groups – some as small as two people and members of these larger activist groups, develop websites, register business names and start campaigns to make it look like they have lots of support from the public. Get wise! Check your facts!

How to tell the difference between an pet activist group and a pet welfare organisation

1. They don’t necessarily DO anything, but they tell YOU what to do and what to believe. For example, the RSPCA is a welfare organisation which actually operates “on the ground” to deal with real pet problems daily – the meet the people, touch the pets and solve real problems. They really understand how complex and culturally based pet issues can be. They are NOT an activist group.

2. They forget to remind you that you elect a government to regulate pet welfare and the government does just that. Australia has first class animal cruelty and animal welfare laws and the RSPCA, Animal Welfare League and Councils do a fine job in shutting down rogue operators. The fact that you see these reported on TV is proof that the system is working.

3. Some activist organisations claiming to be “for animals” criticise the excellent work of the legitimate welfare organisations, including RSPCA and Animal Welfare League. If they were genuinely “for animals” they would work with the legitimate welfare organisations, not criticise them!

4. Some groups are sometimes not so careful with their facts. For example, activist groups make big claims about pet euthanasia numbers, when the latest RSPCA figures shows that less than 10% of the claimed numbers are euthanased, and 85% of these for medical or behavioural reasons. Shelters are getting empty.

5. They use scary pictures to make you think that something is a huge problem. For example, an activist group used 10 year old photos of a puppy farm that was closed and prosecuted to try and make you believe that this issue is current & widespread. Some “puppy farm” photos have been photos of hoarders when these are NOT the same (see separate fact sheet)

6. They may use one “fact” to link with another when no such link exists. For example, activists have “linked” high pet euthanasia rates with pet shop pets, when there is no evidence that this link exists.

7. They provide simplistic “answers” to complex problems. Many activist groups want to “ban” lots of things , but “banning” generally generates a black market in whatever you are banning and doesn’t solve any problems. It may just be a stepwise movement towards their ultimate goals.

8. For example they would have you believe that banning pets from pet shops would “solve” the euthanasia problem when this is a complex issue that has less to do with pet shops and more to do with education and breeding.

What should you do now?

Firstly, “question everything” as a science journal says. ASK for the facts. ASK a group what their policies are.

Listen to the groups that are independent and professional, like the Australian Veterinary Association, like Pets Australia and other Industry Associations – these people operate on factand will do the rigorous analysis that you don’t have time to do.

Align your personal beliefs with those of the organisations you support. If you don’t want bans on pet ownership, don’t support those organisations regardless of how persuasive a current campaign might look. If you believe in pet education, “knowing all sides of a story” and clear declarations of policy, join Pets Australia!

Source: http://petsaustralia.org/the-big-issues/animal-activism-in-australia/

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Great post - thank you

Today is International Women’s Day.

Today also marks the show of solidarity for women’s rights by way of a strike: A Day Without A Woman. Women around the world are refusing to take part in both paid and unpaid labor in the name of justice for all gender-oppressed people of all ethnicities, religions, and sexualities. In doing so, they join the ranks of women who have led protests, strikes, and movements throughout history.

Let’s celebrate a few of those women:

Dorothy Height (March 24, 1912—April 20, 2010)

Dorothy Height, former President of the National Council of Negro Women, was one of the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington. She stood near Martin Luther King Jr. during his “I Have a Dream” speech, but did not publicly speak that day. In fact, no woman publicly spoke. “Even on the morning of the march there had been appeals to include a woman speaker,” wrote Height in her memoir. “They were happy to include women in the human family, but there was no question as to who headed the household!“ In 1971, she helped found the National Women’s Political Caucus with other notable feminists like Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, and Shirley Chisholm.

Marsha P. Johnson (August 24, 1945—July 6, 1992)

Marsha P. Johnson spent her entire adult life fighting for the rights of LGBTQ people. She’s credited for being one of the first to fight back in the Stonewall Riots. She started the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries with her friend Sylvia Rivera. Together they provided food, shelter, and care to young drag queens, trans women, and homeless children in need in the Lower East Side of NYC. She fought for what was right, and knew how to live life with exuberance and humor. When asked by a judge what what the “P” stood for, she replied “Pay It No Mind.”

Alice Paul (January 11, 1885—July 9, 1977)

Alice Paul was one of the leading forces behind the Nineteenth Amendment, which affirmed and enshrined a woman’s right to vote. She rallied 8,000 people to march in the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington—no small task in a world before the internet—with an estimated half million people watching the historic moment from the sidelines.

And some good activist blogs to follow:

Emily’s List (@emilys-list) slogan is “ignite change.” They aim to do so by backing pro-choice candidates for US office in key races across the country.

Women of Color in Solidarity (@wocinsolidarity) focuses on being a hub for the the WOC experience in the US. Original posts, incredibly informative reblogs…this place is wonderful.

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International Women’s Day! 2017

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Take a minute to read and ask yourself the following questions: Are you being scammed by an elephant sanctuary? What do you consider a real sanctuary?

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Animal Rights and the words ‘slave/slavery’

The #animalrights movement uses the words ‘slave/slavery’ when referring to domesticated animals ie house pets, exotics, animals used in entertainment, sport, work, and food etc. Any animal with a human association of ownership is a slave of the above for humans. Even the guide dog that helps lead their blind companion or the animals that help comfort sick or lonely people, or the animals that help protect us, police and military dogs. Your four legged best friend is also considered a #slave by the animal rights movement.

The definition of the word slave has nothing to do with non-humans.

Cambridge def: a "person" who is legally owned by someone else and has to work for that person.

Merriam Webster def: a "person" who is owned by another person and can be sold at the owner's will; or a "person" who is strongly influenced and controlled by something.

Background: Slavery is a legal or economic system in which principles of property law are applied to "humans" allowing them to be classified as property, to be owned, bought and sold accordingly, and they cannot withdraw unilaterally from the arrangement. While a "person" is enslaved, the owner is entitled to the productivity of the slave's labour, without any remuneration. The rights and protection of the slave may be regulated by laws and customs in a particular time and place, and a "person" may become a slave from the time of their capture, purchase or birth.

Today, chattel slavery is unlawful in all countries, but a "person" may still be described as a slave if he or she is forced to work for another person without an ability on their part to unilaterally terminate the arrangement. Such situations are today commonly referred to as "practices similar to slavery". The present form of the slave trade is commonly referred to as human trafficking.

Slavery existed before written history and in many cultures. It was once institutionally recognized by most societies, but has now been outlawed in all countries, the last being Mauritania in 2007. However, it continues through such practices as debt bondage, serfdom, domestic servants kept in captivity, certain adoptions in which children are forced to work as slaves, child soldiers, human trafficking, and forced marriage. Accordingly, there are more slaves today than at any time in history, with an estimated 20 million to 36 million slaves worldwide.

Etymology: The English word slave comes from Old French sclave, from the Medieval Latin sclavus, from the Byzantine Greek σκλάβος, which, in turn, comes from the ethnonym Slav, because in some early Medieval wars many Slavs were captured and enslaved. An older theory connected it to the Greek verb skyleúo 'to strip a slain enemy'.

There is a dispute among modern historians about whether the term "enslaved person" rather than "slave" should be used when describing the victims of slavery. According to those proposing a change in terminology, "slave" perpetuates the crime of slavery in language, by reducing its victims to a nonhuman noun instead of, according to Andi Cumbo-Floyd, "carry[ing] them forward as people, not the property that they were". Other historians prefer "slave" because the term is familiar and shorter, or because it accurately reflects the inhumanity of slavery, with "person" implying a degree of autonomy that slavery did not allow for.

Conclusion: So If you apply the word slave to animals then you apply the word to children. We own children just like we own pets. We are responsible for our children just as we are for our pets. We set boundaries for our children, tell them what is right from wrong just as we teach our pets. Children entertain us, as do our pets. Children love to please their parents just as pets do their owners. We take photos/videos of our children's achievements or new outfit or new hairdo or something funny that they have done - just as we do with our pets! We love and are proud of our children and the same goes for our pets. At the end of the day this all points to an oppressive mind-set and that’s a whole other note to write about.

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I’m being eclipsed by the shadow of lies and factless evidence of the animal rights emotive propaganda that’s spreading like wildfire :(

Why can't the animal rights clicktivist's see it?